Trend to try: Update classic favourite beauty looks for the new season

Kohl-rimmed eyes, opaque brown lips, soft, romantic braids… certain classics are too pretty to get old. They can, however, get a fresh new approach. Here are six new looks to try straight off the runway.

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The intense black kajal and the forever top-lid-only liner flick are long due for an upgrade. Make a colour swap or give it an artistic makeover.

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Image: Rohan Hande

Ditch black

Break the monotony of black with a colourful iteration and unexpected placement. It doesn’t need to be precise or always sitting on the lashline—work it like artistic strokes or along the crease in bright, happy colours. Seen at:Guapa

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Image: James Cochrane

Shape switch

If you don’t want to stray far from the classic shape, deconstruct it by starting in the middle of the upper and lower lid and making it meet not in an upward but a central feline flick. Add an unpredictable flash of silvery shadow or pop of colour in the inner corners. Seen at: Elie Saab

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From schoolgirl plaits to slinky fishtails—Indian hair is made for twists and turns. It’s time to make these twists riskier.

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Image: James Cochrane

Toughen up

Summon your inner warrior princess with scalp braids that loop all the way to the ends of your strands. Give your hair part a severe, braided step up. Seen at: Emporio Armani

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Image: James Cochrane

Roll with it

Add dimensional drama at the back and let your soft braid sit romantically at the nape, bundled in a delicate chignon. Best of both worlds. Seen at: Erdem

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Indian lips have always sung a deep, dark saga—in melancholic tunes of browns and burgundys; the pitch, flat-out matte. It’s time to change the way we sing our love for broody tones.

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Image: Rohan Hande

Soften the blow

If you don’t want to give up your burgundy addiction, by all means, don’t. In the modern version, just dab out the dark and let a stainy, after-effect remain. Seen at: Payal Pratap

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Image: James Cochrane

Juice it up

Swipe on a high-shine gloss over your ruby red, or drizzle it with a hint of golden glitter. Dark doesn’t have to be dull anymore. Seen at: DKNY